Trains Collision Kills Twenty Five In New Hampshire Wreck
A telegraph misread orders caused a head on crash near Canaan Station four miles west of it. The Concord division freight ran directly into a crowded excursion train killing twenty five passengers and injuring about thirty more as two trains at high speed collided on a curve. Most bodies removed. several still missing.
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White River Junction
Wenty-Fve
Canaan Station
New Hampshire
Concord
Boston and Maine
Canaan
Sab
Kerbrooke
Province
Quebec
Railway wreck blames signal confusion and timetable mix
Officials assess a crash caused by a misread timetable and a lack of advising signals. The incident left injured passengers trapped under debris for hours before a hospital train carried them away. Conductor and operator disputes emerge as authorities note no siding signals and no centralized rail control.
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Prac Healy
Cannag
Adjusted Mined Carload Rates At Interstate Hearings
In Chicago the Interstate Commerce Commission began hearings with several important cases. The Milwaukee-Waukesha Brewing Company sues St Paul and other railroads seeking carload rates for mixed articles. Tomorrow the Chicago Sash and Door association challenges Norfolk and Western and others over sash and door rates from Chicago to West Virginia. Another suit, Theron F Miller v Michigan Central, questions whether the commission can require railroads to exceed state maximums for interstate travel.
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Chicago
Interstate Commence Commission
Milwaukee-Waukesha Brewing Company
St Paul
Brewing Company
Chicago Sash and Door Association
Norfolk and Western
West Virginia
Theron F. Miller
Michigan Cty, Ind
Mich Central Railroad Company
Winnipeg Hosts Labor Twenty Third Annual Session
The twenty third annual session of the Canadian Trades and Labor Council opens at the Winnipeg provincial parliament building with greetings exchanged. Secretary Treasurer P M Draper reports strong progress over the past year as affiliated bodies grow: carpenters printers plumbers tailors and more join the council. Finances are in good shape as immigration becomes a key issue for discussion during the session slated to continue for about a week.
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Winnnipeg
Canada
Counsel
P.M. Draper
Oklahoma to Vote on Statehood and Prohibition
Oklahoma voters will decide tomorrow on statehood by accepting a constitution that creates a prohibition state with strong regulatory provisions. The document includes initiative and referendum, direct primaries, and a long, detailed framework covering labor, railroads, taxes, and county boundaries. Contests for state officers and Congress draw national attention as Haskell leads Democrats in gubernatorial hopes against a Republican nominee.
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Guthrie
Okla
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
Congress
Lst
Taft
Democrata
William J. Bryan
Oregon
Georgia
Gxing
Nations
Five Civilized Tribes
G. N. Haskell
Muskogee
Chicago gospel campaign to attack forces of evil
In Chicago on October 6 a double canvas gospel campaign opens at a steam heated tent near North Clark and Chestnut Streets led by Rev. R A Torrey. It aims to stir 2,000,000 residents with the help of laymen from major Protestant denominations.
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Chicago
Forces of Evil
Gospel
Tabernacle Tr
North Clark and
Chestnut Streets
R A. Torrey
Laymen's Evangelistic Council of Chicago
Chicago Arraigns Frank J Comstenting in Gentry Murder
Frank J Comstenting was arraigned in criminal court on charges of murdering Mrs Louise Gentry. The state alleged he cut the threat of the woman for unknown reasons. A worldwide manhunt led to his arrest in New York just as he was about to sail for Europe, about a year after the murder.
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Chicago
Frank J. Comstenting
Louise Gentry
Constantine
New York
Europe
Gentry
Cassie Chadwick Stricken With Nervous Collapse in Prison
Cassie H Chadwick of Columbus Ohio suffered a nervous collapse at the penitentiary today leaving her blind and in serious condition. Prison physicians fear she will not live to serve out her ten year term. National Prison Association meets in Chicago with wardens discussing reform and penology. Frank L Randall presiding. papers include reform methods and displays of forts and arms in female institutions. Names cited include M M Mallary J T Gilmour A K Sanders John Cleghorn and Governor Frank Hanly.
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H. Chadwick
Chicago
National Prison Association
Wardens’ Association
Annex Hotel
Frank L. Randall
M. M. Mallary
Sinois State Reformatory
A. ©. Dutcher
Colorado
Governors of Iowa Chambers Born 1750 in New Jersey
Damata Chambers, second territorial governor of Iowa, born October 1750 in Bromley Bridge New Jersey. Spent active years in Kentucky, named governor by President Harrison and superintendent of Indian affairs. Fought in 1811 and 1812 wars, Whig ally of Henry Clay, Kentucky legislator in 1812 1816 1832. Married Margaret Taylor then Hannah Leo Taylor. Died Paris Illinois September 21 1882.
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Jobs Chambers
Tews
Bromley Bridge
N. J
Kentucky
Harrison
Iowa
Chambers
Great Britain
Henry Clay
Margaret Taylor
Ignatius Taylor
Hagerstown
Hannah Leo Taylor
Paris
Umpire Evans Hurt by Bottle Throw in St Louis Game
Billy Evans, American League umpire, was struck on the head by a soda bottle thrown from the bleachers during the St. Louis versus Detroit game yesterday. He is not expected to participate for the balance of the season. Hugo Dosenberg, 17, and a mob scene followed the incident until players intervened to form a guard.
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St. Louis
Billy Evans
Detroit
Sdusiu
Evans
Hugo Dosenberg
Waterloo Theatre Opens Under Fireproof Roof
National pride marks the Waterloo Theatre opening as a fireproof building with the safest house in the state. Officials boast no expense spared, though exact opening costs are not disclosed. The challenge lies in transporting the troupe in time for a special performance.
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Tion
National
Huret
Evalee
Waterloo Opera House progress with paint bridge
Waterloo's new Opera House nears opening with thorough safety and design work. A. W. Hoffa leads construction with Lovell's plans. fire escapes, canopy, and a paint bridge are installed to allow full scenery access and durable performance space. Howard Tuttle to paint exterior and drops.
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Ouest Opera House
A. W. Haffa
Geetlon
Lovell
Canopy
Waterloo
Mesars
Lichty
Hoffa
Oridge
Iowa
Des Moines
Howard Tuttle
United States
Outra Honee
My Tuttle
New York Stock Market Opens With Mixed Movement
New York stock prices opened with sharp fluctuations among major issues. Northern Pacific rose 1 and 8, Amalgamated and Great Northern ore certificates fell large fractions. In Mexico City a national holiday observance produced brilliant decorations and large crowds while reports from Monterey and Tampico indicated peaceful nationwide celebrations as President Diaz prepared to open Congress with his semiannual address.
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Gome
Wis
Moterate
Chison
City of
Mexico
Monterey
Diaz
Congress
Monument Dedication For Massachusetts Soldiers in Shenandoah Valley
In Winchester Virginia on September 16 a monument to Massachusetts soldiers who fell in Shenandoah Valley campaigns from 1861 to 1865 was dedicated. Governor Curtis M. Guild Jr. led a Massachusetts delegation. In Chicago prices for dairy and poultry items were listed with varied steady bids on butter creamery cream and live poultry.
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Winchester
Massachusetts
Shenandoah Valley
Curtis M. Guild Jr
Chicago
Dentists Convene in Dubuque District Meeting
Dentists from several counties surrounding Dubuque attend a convention. Chiefs were held this afternoon and a banquet will be held tonight at Wales hotel. A meeting will follow to form a district society and seek a banner on in the state.
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Dubuque
Sever
Wales Hotel
Memorial to Fulton Memorial by Fulton Architect
Fulton New York design by Richard Al Waite features shaft statue and crypt museum for Fulton's mariner legacy. Riverside Drive site eyed near 106th Street with exhibits on navigation and Fulton era machinery. Oregon State Fair opens with strong exhibits and ambitious racing and entertainment programs expected to draw large crowds.
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New York
Fulton
Richard al Waite
Robert Fulton
Trinity Churchyard
Satem
Oregon
Fatal drunken brawl ends in man’s death at Vinton
Frank Stewart, about 20, killed in a fight at a covered wagon camp near Hall School house in Vinton. The dispute involved Will Brout and a trio from town including Stewart, with Stout said to have used a whisky bottle and later a revolver. A jug and a butcher knife were also used in the fray. Stewart died about 2:00 a.m. Sunday. Suspects fled, were pursued, and later arrested near Tama county. Bertha Montgomery of Cedar Rapids identified as a companion to Stout. The case awaits Benton county grand jury action.
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Frank ‘Stewart
Tree
Will Brout
Puint
Hinself
Hall School House
Wilnerness
Stewart
Will Stewart
Ray Sheets
Stout
Mieatha
Sheets
Sheet
Broyt
Seeley
Boyden
Pela
Stewart Wait
Sherif Blair
van Harte
Bers
Irving
Tama County
van Horne
Tarbr
Nichols
Bertha Montgomery
Cedar Rapids
Borna Vinton
Hog
Benton County Grand Jury
Seaston Bers
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Interstate Commerce Commission
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